PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Teresa E. Dews
AU  - Nagy Mekhail
TI  - Safe use of opioids in chronic noncancer pain
DP  - 2004 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 897--904
VI  - 71
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/11/897.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/11/897.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2004 Nov 01; 71
AB  - Many physicians avoid prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic pain because of misconceptions or fears about efficacy, adverse effects, abuse, and addiction potential. We discuss these issues and offer suggestions for the rational use of opioid analgesics in patients with chronic noncancer pain.